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Tuesday Oct. 7, 2025

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Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating
Family

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 am – 6 pm

Sea Chapel

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692Far Rockaway

10:30 – 11:30 am

Toddler Time (Walkers – Preschool Age 3)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Dance
Family

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Tales & Tunes

10:30 – 11 am

Tales & Tunes

Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

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11 am – 3 pm

Help Connect Families to Free Family Literacy Program in Western Queens- via Riis Settlement Ravenswood Cornerstone

Ages: All
Family
Free

Ravenswood Community Learning CenterAstoria

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

Sex Ed is in Session in NYC

Gansevoort PlazaMeatpacking District

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New York

October 7 2025 – FB Cover – Riverhead Free Library

1 – 2 pm

Medicare and Medicaid

Riverhead Free LibraryRiverhead

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2 – 6 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

Homework Help

4 – 5 pm

Homework Help

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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5:30 – 7 pm

ESL with Ninfa: Beginner Level

Hamptons LibraryBridgehampton

Dance Journey with Adult Ballroom picture

6 – 7:30 pm

Step Into Dance: Ballroom Workshop Series at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

6 – 6:45 pm

Stories & Crafts: Pajama Edition

Ages: 3 – 4
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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7 – 10 pm

826NYC Trivia Night for Cheaters

Comedy
Free

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

The Sing Easy with Jess McAvoy_Chelsea NYC_Madison Swar (1) 2

7 – 8:30 pm

The Sing Easy – free singing space in Chelsea

Art
Classes

True Voice StudioNew York City

Adam Gabel at WSCC 2

8 – 9:30 pm

Not Ripe Bananas

Comedy
Free

West Side Comedy ClubUpper West Side

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